Yes YESSONGS UK LP 1ST PRESS 1973 PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		114
	$		151

YES - YESSONGS

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

SUPERB MINT PLAYTHROUGH

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K60045
• MATRIX: K60045 A1 / B1 / C1 / D1 / E1 / F1

A GENUINE 1ST PRESS YESSONGS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE THE WIDE SPINE AND THE GATEFOLD MUST OPEN UP LIKE A BOOK (LATER PRESSES ARE THE CONCERTINA STYLE)

THE FOLLOWING TYPE MUST BE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR SURFACE. PRINTED AND MADE BY ROBOR LTD. PATENTS APPLIED FOR'

THE INNER SLEEVES MUST HAVE THE BLACK OUTLINE LARGE YES LOGO ONE ONE SIDE OF EACH OF THEM

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST ALL END IN '1' AFTER EACH LETTER

THERE MUST NOT BE A 'W' LOGO AT THREE O'CLOCK ON THE LABELS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SIX ORANGE AND GREEN LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE WHITE BAND RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL IS ALSO PURE WHITE AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY WHY THIS LP SET HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED SINCE 1973

ALSO THE LABEL IS THE FIRST ISSUE ATLANTIC LABEL WITHOUT THE WARNER 'W' AT THREE O'CLOCK

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IS UNIQUE TO THESE EARLIEST ISSUES OF THE YESSONGS VINYL. THE DISCS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN, AND IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK FLAWLESS. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE, AND EVEN THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES ARE VIRTUALLY UNSEEN. IF THERE IS A MORE PRISTINE 3 LP SET OUT THERE I WOULD BE SURPRISED

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, SOMETHING I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO STATE IS THAT IT PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE SET WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS. IN ADDITION THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, THERE IS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST PRESSES AND ALL THE REST. THIS IS BY FAR A CLEARER, LOUDER CUT. EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD TO PERFECTION

THIS VINYL PLAYS TO TOTAL PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SIX SIDES, WITH A SUPERB CRISP AND CLEAR SOUND.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND NO CLICKS, AND THERE ARE SO MANY NEAR SILENT PASSAGES ON YESSONGS THAT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VINYL WOULD BE INSTANTLY SHOWN UP AUDIBLY. THE RUN OUTS ARE EVEN SILENT AND I HAVE RECORDED THEM IN FULL

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EITHER. ALL I HEARD WERE TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT !!!

ANYWAY PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LISTEN TO IT FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD ALBUM TO FIND WITH A SLEEVE THAT DOESN'T LOOK AWFUL. THE BROWN POWDERY SURFACE IS USUALLY TERRIBLE AND RINGWEAR BLIGHTS THIS SLEEVE USUALLY!!! 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNCREASED. AND EVEN THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST THREE VERY TINY ONES.

THE BROWN SURFACE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST THE PERIMETER EDGES SHOWING A TRACE OF THE GREEN UNDERSURFACE, AND ONE LINE RUNNING FROM THE RIGHT EDGE TO ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY ACROSS THE COVER. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. DEFINITELY ONE OF THE CLEANER EXAMPLES I HAVE COME ACROSS

THERE IS ONE SMALL NICK TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY VERY LIGHTLY SHELF WORN

THE HUGE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE UNRUBBED. THERE ARE NO CREASES AND NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES EITHER. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND JUST THE VERY TIPS OF THE SPINE ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE THREE OPENING EDGES ARE ALL STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS ON EACH TO SHOW WHERE THE LP'S WERE REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION WITH JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ONLY AND ONE LITTLE NICK TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS SIX PRISTINE INNER PANELS FEATURING ROGER DEAN'S ARTWORK

THE BOOKLET THAT COMES WITH THE SET IS ALSO IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION

FINALLY THE THREE INNER SLEEVES ALL HAVE THE YES LOGO'S ON THEM. ONE HAS LIGHTLY BROWNED, AND ONE HAS A COUPLE OF PEN MARKS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER.

ALL THREE ATE HOWEVER UNSPLIT

A REALLY TOP COLLECTIBLE COPY OF THIS RARITY

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY